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HAMPSHIRE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION TRUST

Registered charity 1106136 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HCET, KINGS SCHOOL PRIMARY, KINGS SCHOOL SENIOR

The King's School provides benefit to the public within Hampshire byproviding an excellent education based on Christian principles for childrenaged 5 to 16. The school treasures childhood and enables its pupils todevelop strong relationships with God that equip them with the knowledge,skills, personal qualities and qualifications to achieve success and fulfillmentat school and beyond.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£2.0m
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £125,388 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a shortfall against income. Despite this deficit, unrestricted funds increased to £2,770,770 due to a £462,444 revaluation surplus on freehold property, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of regular expenditure (held: £2.8m)
“It is the aim of the Trustees to build up reserves to a level equal to three month's regular expenditure (monthly expenditure is currently around £165k). This aim has been met this year as current assets plus bank loan payments due within one year and deposits stand at £626k (August 2025).” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Purchases paid to a company with a common director
“Purchases of £nil (2024: £22,092) have been paid to a company who has a common director to Hampshire Christian Education Trust.” — page 29
“During the year 2 (2024: 3) trustees had a total of 4 (2024: 5) children attending the school. The total fees paid relating to these school places was £26,742 (2024: £16,202).” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees' children attending the school
“Purchases of £nil (2024: £22,092) have been paid to a company who has a common director to Hampshire Christian Education Trust.” — page 29
“During the year 2 (2024: 3) trustees had a total of 4 (2024: 5) children attending the school. The total fees paid relating to these school places was £26,742 (2024: £16,202).” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MC Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£2.0m
Cost of raising funds
£16k
Reserves (reported)
£626k
Employees
61

Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.9m£2.0m
31/08/2024£1.8m£1.8m
31/08/2023£1.6m£1.6m
31/08/2022£1.7m£1.6m
31/08/2021£1.9m£1.4m

Common questions

Is HAMPSHIRE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £125,388 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a shortfall against income. Despite this deficit, unrestricted funds increased to £2,770,770 due to a £462,444 revaluation surplus on freehold property, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MC Audit Limited.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KINGSMEAD SCHOOL HOYLAKE TRUST LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HAMPSHIRE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION TRUST£1.9m—0above—no doubt
KINGSMEAD SCHOOL HOYLAKE TRUST LTD FY2025£247k—0unclear—no doubt
KING'S COLLEGE SCHOOL, CAMBRIDGE FY2025£8.1m——unclear—no doubt
KING'S SCHOOL FY2025£17.8m£200,001 - £210,000—unclear—no doubt
KINGS HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST (RICHMOND) LIMITED FY2025£9.6m£200,001 - £210,000—unclear—no doubt
THE KING'S SCHOOL OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CANTERBURY FY2025£52.8m—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.